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LOT 0276
Bronze Age Gold Torc-Shaped Bracelet
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 5/8 in. (173 grams, 93 mm wide).
Of solid heavy penannular form, round in section with clubbed terminals.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11879-200623.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1849,0627.1, for a similar example dated 11th-8th century B.C.
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